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THIS WEEK: December 16, 2018
Matheus “Yattag0” Dahdah Captures Sunday Mega Deep Title for Brazil
The $215 buy-in Sunday Mega Deep snuck by its $80K GTD by drawing 284 players who rebought 136 times. That created an $84,000 prize pool that was paid out amongst the top 40 players including Simon “Isildur1337x” Mattsson (23rd - $840), “progree69” (16th - $1,260), “Life0nMars” (7th - $2,520), “GangstaGo” (4th - $6,720), and “ShipGold” (3rd - $9,240).
After 10 hours and 11 minutes, Brazil’s Matheus “Yattag0” Dahdah defeated “Duckface01” to capture a $16,380 first-place prize.
“NoTrustever” Turns $22 Into $4,356 in Mini Mega Deep
The $22 buy-in Mini Mega Deep saw 866 players take to the virtual felt and rebuy 344 times, which surpassed the $20K GTD by creating a $24,200 prize pool. The top 117 players got a piece of it including Ole “ole_schemion” Schemion (87th - $55.66), “888pruha” (43rd - $87.12), “SanyaKalach” (22nd - $111.32), “LeonBY” (6th - $978), and “bluecheek” (4th - $1,754.50).
After “Naiklez” bowed out in third place for $2,347.40, the title came down to Latvia’s “NoTrustever” and Canada’s “MrYoungShark.” Just over nine hours into the tournament, the former prevailed to take down a $4,356 first-place prize.
“eltxupacabra” Wins Progressive Bounty in Turbo Mega Deep
The $215 buy-in, $15K GTD Turbo Mega Deep had 67 players rebuy 17 times, which created a $17,640 total prize pool ($9,240 in the regular prize pool and $8,400 in the bounty prize pool). Among the dozen players to get paid were “scellone94” (9th for $254.10 + $50 in bounties), “HateH4teHate” (5th for $877.80 + $525 in bounties), and Kenny “SpaceyFCB” Haellert (3rd for $1,293.60 + $125 in bounties).
After just over three hours, “eltxupacabra” defeated Sweden’s “Madeon1994” in heads-up play to win the title, $2,517.90 top prize, and the $2,750 progressive bounty. Meanwhile, “Madeon1994” won $1,709.40 plus $918.75 for his runner-up finish.
It was just the latest win for “eltxupacabra” in 2018. Back in March, he won the Mega Deep for more than $20K, and then in May won the XL Inferno $50K Crazy 8 for $9,500.
The Sunday Deepstack Monsoon Doesn’t Break the “Dam4666”
The $55 buy-in Sunday Deepstack Monsoon featured a $10,000 GTD, which it easily surpassed by drawing 198 players who rebought 91 times. That meant $14,450 was up for grabs and paid out to the top 27 players including “WhosToClaim” (19th - $144.50), “GramNaKartke” (11th - $253), “mugggggy” (6th - $722.50), and “Legooolas” (3rd - $1,698).
After 9 hours and 37 minutes, it was Greece’s “Dam4666” besting Lithuania’s “Raise1In.” to win the title for $3,107. The win came two weeks after “Dam4666” won the $4,000 Twister for $1,337 and a month and a half after he won the October 1 $10,000 Monsoon for $2,150.
Luck of the Irish Prevails in Monsoon as “casco38” Captures Title
The $55 buy-in, $10K GTD Monsoon attracted 221 players who rebought 72 times, which generated a $14,650 prize pool. Among the top 36 players to get paid were Mike “Pipedream17” Dietrich (32nd - $110), “ZDamian” (23rd - $125), “Dablinov” (9th - $278), “nacho_scocco” (5th - $850), and “mpompos6” (3rd - $1,655).
After 6 hours and 48 minutes, Ireland’s “casco38” defeated Sweden’s “NOeTKAKA” in heads-up play to win the title and $2,996 first-place prize.
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